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Release Year1980
Runtime3h 25m
LanguageRomanian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, History
Votes12
DirectorMircea Mureșan
WritersTitus Popovici
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIon: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love
About Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love
Jon, a young peasant love more "the land" than his engaged girlhood, Florica.Just when Ion thinks he has become master of his own land, he realizes that he has betrayed his heart, and that he is still in love with Florica, not with his wife. It is the curse of love that will be Ion's undoing. Badly mistreated, Ana, his wife, is driven to despair and she hangs herself. Ion, now free and wealthy, believes that the time has come for him to have Florica. Florica's husband, George waylays Ion and savagely murders him with a hoe.
Directed by Mircea Mureșan, Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love leans on a strong ensemble — Şerban Ionescu, Ioana Crăciunescu, Leopoldina Bălănuță — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1980.
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